'Rapped' in swaddling clothes?

British vicar produces Christmas rap

From England, home of regal tradition, comes a rap version of the Christmas story. "No hotel, motel, custom baby-changer / She wrapped the baby up and laid him in a manger," chants the Rev. Gavin Tye.

"The angel was joined by his heavenly gang / Praising God, holy squad, the multitude sang," continues Tye-Tye, to use his stage name, accompanied by two more of himself in the mouth-rhythm art known as beatboxing. "And after what they had seen of the Nativity scene / They started spilling the beans like a coffee machine."

TyeTye, to use his stage name, is the vicar of Uplyme Church in Devon, England. Uplyme does the usual churchy things: worship, singing, weddings, baptisms. Then there’s Tye's YouTube channel in biblical beatboxing -- rapping plus making rhythm sounds orally.

If you enjoy his Nativity rap, there are two other versions. There’s even a five-video course on how to become a beatboxer.

Finally, Tye shows his skills in rap plus music in three free videos for church or Bible class use. Nice Christmas gifts from TyeTye.